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FZNT27 KNHC 211007
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N93W TO 21N97W WILL
SHIFT E AND STALL FROM 29N90W TO 18N94W BY TONIGHT THEN BECOME
A DIFFUSE TROUGH THU NIGHT. LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL FRI AND
SAT AS A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 26N. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO
THE E GULF ON SUN...AND REACH FROM 27N82W TO 26N86W BY LATE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 92W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN....SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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